I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 86 Is it time for me to perform again?

The current situation is obvious, it is impossible for Zhiyao, who has appeared repeatedly, to keep a low profile, which makes Zhibi fall into a hesitant state of mind.

It is well known that Zhishen of the old Zhi family is too mediocre, and Zhiyao of the grandson is more powerful, which seems to be able to make up for Zhishen's mediocrity, so that the other three noble families will not despise him. At the same time, because Zhiyao is still young The relationship between the Zhao family, the Wei family and the Han family will not be too urgent to threaten the Zhi family.

To put it bluntly, the heirs of a family are just heirs. If they have any political ambitions or other things, the time to display them is when they become the head of the family.

But there was a problem here, for example, Zhao Yang obviously didn't know that Zhishen was lying down.

Zhiyao expressed her excitement appropriately, and asked, "Is the whole army entrusted to me?"

It is one thing for a 13-year-old boy to be mature in soul. It is necessary to show the immaturity that a 13-year-old boy should have, and to show it appropriately.

Seeing Zhiyao's eagerness to try, Zhao Yang thought: "A child is a child, no matter how evil he is, he still can't hide his thoughts. Can I find a chance to test why he treats Bolu differently?"

As a grandfather, Zhixuan couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, an uncontrollable feeling of licking the calf.

"Yao wanted to win the three armies, so Yang thought it was possible." Zhao Yang took the lead in expressing his opinion.

The Jin army in "Puyang" does not have three sizes. The so-called "three armies" means the whole army.

But Zhixuan said: "Yao is young and shapeless, so don't blame him, please don't let him go."

Zhuxia did not talk about modesty after Confucianism became popular, and the national character has always been modest.

Zhixuan is actually very satisfied with Zhao Yang's statement, but his inner worries are increasing. Once Zhiyao gets the command of the whole army and cannot defeat "Puyang", or if he gets the command and causes the army to suffer heavy losses, he still has to bear the relevant responsibilities .

If it wasn't for the fact that the Jin State didn't have the tradition of "defeating the army and killing the general" like the Chu State, Zhixuan would have decided that Zhao Yang had bad intentions.

"Hey..." Zhao Yang added an ending, and said, "The junior can fall into the capital of Qi, and the capital of Wei is no problem. We are waiting, why don't you send the junior to fight?"

To tell the truth, Zhi Li hadn't personally seen how Zhi Yao led the army to fight, and he really wanted to see it.

Just like that, Zhiyao got the chance to command the whole army temporarily.

Of course, gaining the command right does not mean that Zhiyao will be able to command the whole army immediately. It is necessary for Zhiyao to pass on the relevant orders, and even the heads of the families including Zhao Yang and others who led the army to join the battle should also pass down instructions for cooperation.

The attack on "Puyang" that day was still under the joint command of Zhi Xuwu and Zhao Huo.

As a spectator, Zhiyao doesn't need to care about how the Jin army attacked "Puyang", and the change of identity must become extremely concerned.

Therefore, Zhiyao invited Zhao Bolu, Wei Ju and Han Geng to watch the battle nearby.

As the capital of the Wei Kingdom, "Puyang" is a marquis-level city with a wall as high as nine meters, and the shortest wall is just over seven meters.

The same as all current city walls is that the city wall of "Puyang" is also made of rammed earth, with crenels and parapets on it, and the wall surface is a situation with a large inclination, that is, the base is relatively wide, and the width increases as you go up. The smaller the shape.

To put it bluntly, today's rammed earth city walls are really not 85 degrees, but [-] degrees is the normal shape.

Another point is, don't think that the rammed earth city wall will be very fragile. The hardness of the rammed earth city wall built under strict supervision is not inferior to the masonry city wall, and even stronger and harder than the masonry city wall.

Zhiyao, who came to a high slope, watched the city's offensive and defensive battle from afar.

In fact, there is nothing to watch...

The Jin army has built siege equipment, but they can't see siege towers, crash vehicles and other equipment. The high-end ones only have ladders, let alone catapults and crossbows.

The so-called "cloud ladder" is really not a simple ladder, it has its own base with wheels, the ladder is made of exquisite and strong materials, and there are barbs that can be used to hook the parapet.

The Jin army in Miyagi was attacking the city with a kind of brute force, and the number of ladders was a bit small. Most of the Jin army used simpler conventional ladders to climb towards the city wall.

The composition of the soldiers defending the city looks a bit mixed. You can see the guards in gray and white shirts, the Qi army in khaki shirts, and the Zheng army in light green shirts. Soldiers from the Fan and Zhonghang clans wearing red shirts, and then there are some combatants who look like private soldiers of various families without shirts.

Soldiers from various factions, they are not mixed to defend the city wall, each faction is responsible for a section of the city wall, there seems to be very little cooperation with each other, and most of the time they are doing their own thing.

"The types of siege equipment are rare now, and there are few defensive equipment for defending the city?" Army soldiers would throw stones.

The siege side did it savagely, while the defenders relied on people to fill in the defensive gaps, which looked primitive and bloodier.

Wei Ju said in surprise, "There is no enemy outside the city?"

Yes, Zhiyao has already discovered this point.

It is easy to lose contact with the outside world if the city defenders do not arrange cruising troops outside the city, and then let the attacking party attack the city with all their strength.

In a normal city offensive and defensive battle, no matter how insufficient the defending side is, they will still choose to deploy troops cruising outside the city, giving psychological pressure to the attacking side and harassing the attacking troops from time to time.

If the defending side has enough troops, they will definitely set up camps outside the city, and if they have enough time, they can build satellite cities to form a corner.

Han Geng said: "The generals and assistants of the Chinese army defeated the enemy many times. Lord Qi also passed away suddenly, which led to this predicament."

Zhiyao, who was watching the battle situation, turned her head and glanced at Han Geng, not understanding the use of Han Geng's flattery in the air.

"Knowing that the ritual vessel has been looted and passed away, how will the people of the world treat us?" Zhao Bolu was very worried about this.

Wei Ju and Han Geng looked at each other, they were very puzzled what Zhao Bolu was doing now with such bad words.

They have done such a big business, and they received a banquet hosted by Zhi Bi and Zhao Yang, and they can brag about it for a while!

If they can't make any more careers in the future, just controlling the capital of Qi State "Linzi" for a while is likely to be the highest achievement they have achieved in their lives.

"What do people in the world think of us?" Zhiyao was speechless in her heart, but she had to say something, and said, "Wu now replaces Chu as the hegemony in the south, and all the southern princes are trembling with fear. Words, do your best to obey."

Wu Guo has always been unreasonable, playing the game that whoever has the biggest fist has the final say. What they are in the eyes of some countries is not important, which makes neighboring countries feel scared and collect protection fees as much as they want.

The former southern hegemon, Chu State, never talked about etiquette in the south. In order to convince the "world" after competing for hegemony, it exercised restraint when fighting against the countries of the Central Plains.

It is very difficult to say which method is adopted by Chu State or Wu State. We have to wait for Wu State’s hegemony to be recognized by most of the princes, and then we will know the answer.

"The state of Wu may succeed for a while, but its hegemony will not last long." Zhao Bolu didn't intend to contradict Zhiyao, but simply said what Zhao Yang said.

Zhiyao, Wei Ju, and Han Geng looked at him with trepidation, and said, "Yao's words are also reasonable."

If Zhao Yang was present, would he have slapped Zhao Bolu a few big mouths?

The reason why Zhiyao looked at Zhao Bolu with surprise was mainly because Zhao Bolu was really right.

Wei Ju and Han Geng wondered when Zhao Bolu had such a political vision, he was so unlike Zhao Bolu.

So, how long did Wu's hegemony last, or did Wu ever dominate it?

In fact, if Wu State defeated Chu State, it only gained the status of the southern hegemony. If it did not defeat Jin State, it would be a weakened version of the southern hegemony, which is not a "world hegemony".

Then, Wu Guocheng was in deceitful ways, and his defeat was also in rebellion against him. The time of glory really did not last long.

"What I said is not superior to Wu, but that I don't have the heart to hold Qi's ritual vessels." Zhiyao continued to watch the city's attack and defense battle after finishing speaking, ignoring the three people's continued bickering about Wu's affairs.

Because the coalition forces of the princes collapsed very suddenly, Qi Jun and Zheng Jun entered the city of "Puyang", making the number of defenders in "Puyang" reach an exaggerated [-].

The Zheng army here did not come from Zheng Guo this year. They were the guest troops who participated in the first "Puyang" defensive battle earlier.

At present, Wei Lu is still resisting the Song Army and Zheng Army in the place of "Pingqiu", just because the troops under Wei Lu's command are only three "divisions".

Zhiyao, who felt that she had mastered the basic information, no longer watched the city attack and defense battle, and asked the three of them whether to stay here or return to the camp.

This faintly formed small group is headed by Zhiyao.Since Zhiyao was leaving, they must have followed suit.

After returning to the camp, Zhiyao went to Zhixuan to ask how many craftsmen from Zhishi were in the camp.

"Why do you ask?" Zhibi knew, but still wanted to ask.

Zhiyao said: "Siege equipment is too scarce and simple, I need to build it."

This is why I only asked how many craftsmen came to Lao Zhi's house.

The barriers to knowledge in the Spring and Autumn Period were very clear, and what was at home was at home, so it would not be disseminated in any form.

Zhiyao said again: "I see that there are many soldiers from the Zhongxing family in the city of 'Puyang'. Can you make them turn against each other?"

Zhibi had mentioned to Zhiyao that he had resumed contact with Zhong Xingyin, so he asked Zhiyao to make such a suggestion.

"If you want to, I will write a letter from Yinchu." Zhixuan hesitated a little, but decided to cooperate with Zhiyao's arrangement unconditionally.

So, will Bank of China cooperate with Zhishi?He will, and is still the kind of strong cooperation.

The fundamental reason is that Zhibi promised that Zhongxingyin would preserve the Zhongxing clan's blood, and one day Zhishi would fully support the Zhongxing clan's revival in Jin.

Can the Bank of China cooperate just because of Zhibi's promise?This is the particularity of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it would not have happened in other eras.

"The soldiers of the Zhonghang Clan are only different from my family's coat of arms. At that time... it will be like this, like this." Zhiyao began to talk about her plan.

Zhibi kept quiet and listened, and his expression gradually became extremely strange...

(End of this chapter)